- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Mariner Books (26 Mar 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0618303987
- ISBN-13: 978-0618303984
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,552,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Impossible Dreams has been a great introduction to baseball mythology for an English Red Sox fan like myself. The book delves deep into journalistic records to bring together a fascinating series of articles dating from 1901 and The Boston Americans to 2002. Previous books on the Red Sox have been obsessed with the curse of a certain sale to NYY. This book however keeps the manipulation of the heart strings down to a minimum...but still makes me wonder what twist of cruel fate made me support The Red Sox!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great introduction to the History of the Red Sox from their conception as The Boston Americans to the 2002 roster. The book uses original press reports to make it a more authentic historical piece. An enjoyable read for a relative rookie to baseball like myself.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Can't be Judged by the Cover
15 May 2003
Format:Paperback
This book is really deceiving. There are tons of Red Sox books out this year and this book is not only the cheapest but the cover, except for the Fisk photo, is sort of a weird color. But it's one of the best Sox books I've ever read. The book is a collection of stories from 1901 until the present written by people covering the Red Sox. About 95% of it was new to me and about 95% of that was great. There are stories about the Red Sox world championships (!!!) in 1903 and 1918, Gammons and Ray Fitzgerald on the 1975 World Series, tons of stuff on the Impossible Dream team and even a really really funny poem about Bill Lee. There's a whole section on Ted Williams and the Jackie Robinson tryout, too. It's sort of like reading Red Sox history as it happened. When I showed it to my Dad he remembered some of the old writers and started telling me stories about them and we stayed up late skimming throuigh the book and talking about them. It was really fun.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Just about Perfect
15 April 2003
Format:Paperback
If you liked Red Sox Century then you will absolutely love this. This book is the best writing about the team ever put together, mostly from the newspapers, so it includes stories by guys who write now like Tony Maz and Buckley and Shaughnessy (not his obnoxious stuff) and old timers like Gammons, George Frazier and even Dave Egan. I'm a huge Sox fan but I hadn't read most of what is in here. Original stories from ther 1903 1912 and 1918 World Series, too. I mean this as a compliment, but it's perfect for the beach or the bathroom, or just to have next to your chair as you watch the Sox this summer. It's perfect to browse through while watching a game. I just wish it ended with the Red Sox finally winning the world series.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Happier ending
13 May 2003
Format:Paperback
This is a good anthology of Red Sox writing, but none of these excellent writers is able to change history so that the Red Sox win THE BIG ONE once in awhile. Read Bill Lee's The Little Red (Sox) Book to see a whole bunch of happy endings told in a hilarious way by the one and only Spaceman!
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